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Another Congressman/combat Marine from the Korean War is Pete McCloskey, author of The Taking of Hill 610. Following are two bios for McCloskey, with their links. This Marine was definately not in the rear echelon. In fact, it was McCloskey who blew the whistle on Pat Robertson's fabricated combat stories, exposing the truth about his service during Korea.
Congressional Biography: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000343
McCLOSKEY, Paul Norton, Jr., a Representative from California; born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 29, 1927; ... served in the United States Navy, seaman, first class, 1945-1947; United States Marine Corps, during Korean conflict, 1950-1952; second lieutenant, Fifth Marines; recipient of Navy Cross, Silver Star, and Purple Heart; Active Reserve, Seventh Infantry Battalion, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1952-1960; Ready Reserve, 1960-1967; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, Calif., 1953-1954; practiced law in Palo Alto, Calif., 1955-1967; lecturer on legal ethics, Santa Clara and Stanford Law Schools, 1964-1967; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth Congress, by special election, December 12, 1967, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Arthur Younger; reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from December 12, 1967, to January 3, 1983; was not a candidate for reelection in 1982, but was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1972; returned to the practice of law in Palo Alto, Calif.; is a resident of Woodside, Calif. |
http://www.rescuemideastpolicy.com/conf/mccloskey_spch.html
Bio for speech given by McCloskey in 2002:
Congressman Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey
Mr. McCloskey served as a Marine rifle platoon leader in the Korean War. He holds the Navy Cross, Silver Star and two Purple Hearts. He was elected eight times to the US House of Representatives between 1967 and 1983. He was Chairman of Commission on National Service in the administration of President George W. Bush in 1991-1992.